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Shia Rights Watch slams el-Ahsa terrorist attack
February 3, 2016
Shia Rights Watch slams el-Ahsa terrorist attack
(SRW) has slammed the recent terrorist attacks targeting followers of Ahlul Bait Shia Right Watch Organization (SRW) has slammed the recent terrorist attacks targeting followers of Ahlul Bait, peace be upon them, in el-Ahsa in Saudi Arabia. SRW said…
Saudi Arabia funds 24,000 madrassas in Pakistan
February 3, 2016
Saudi Arabia funds 24,000 madrassas in Pakistan
Pakistan are funded by Saudi Arabia which has unleashed a “tsunami of money” to “export intolerance” About 24,000 ‘madrassas’ in Pakistan are funded by Saudi Arabia which has unleashed a “tsunami of money” to “export intolerance”; a top American senator has said adding that the US…
Ten killed and 10 others injured in Afghanistan bomb blast
February 3, 2016
Ten killed and 10 others injured in Afghanistan bomb blast
ten people have been killed and ten others wounded in an explosion At least ten people have been killed and ten others wounded in an explosion that struck the Afghan capital city of Kabul. According to media sources, the…
Three terrorist explosions hit al-Sayyeda Zainab area and 13 martyred
January 31, 2016
Three terrorist explosions hit al-Sayyeda Zainab area and 13 martyred
40 others were injured in three terrorist bombings that rocked al-Sayeda Zainab town in Damascus 30 people were martyred and 40 others were injured in three terrorist bombings that rocked al-Sayeda Zainab town in Damascus countryside. The attacks, which…
Egypt decides to close Imam Hussein Mosque in Cairo
January 31, 2016
Egypt decides to close Imam Hussein Mosque in Cairo
Egypt has decided to close Imam Hussein Mosque in Cairo to bar Shia Muslims The Endowments Ministry in Egypt has decided to close Imam Hussein Mosque in Cairo to bar Shia Muslims from practicing their rituals. The decision came…
Rights groups condemn jail term extensions for 57 inmates in Bahrain
January 30, 2016
Rights groups condemn jail term extensions for 57 inmates in Bahrain
Three rights groups in Bahrain have condemned recent jail term extensions Three rights groups in Bahrain have condemned recent jail term extensions for at least 57 Bahraini prisoners. In a joint statement, the Americans for Democracy and Human Rights…
Bomb blast at Saudi Shia mosque kills at least five in Ahsa
January 30, 2016
Bomb blast at Saudi Shia mosque kills at least five in Ahsa
bomb and shooting attack at a Shia mosque in the region of al-Ahsa Five people are reportedly killed in a bomb and shooting attack at a Shia mosque in the region of al-Ahsa, in Saudi Arabia’s Eastern Province, which…
Human Rights Watch confirms further evidence of torture in Bahrain
January 29, 2016
Human Rights Watch confirms further evidence of torture in Bahrain
report confirmed the emergence of “further evidence of the torture and mistreatment of detainees” from Bahrain Human Rights Watch in its annual report confirmed the emergence of “further evidence of the torture and mistreatment of detainees” from Bahrain. The…
Shia communities in Aden face relentless persecution
January 29, 2016
Shia communities in Aden face relentless persecution
Sources in Yemen said that several Shia families had been forced to go into hiding Sources in Yemen said that several Shia families had been forced to go into hiding after militias targeted their homes and business in…
Fifteen killed in twin bombings, targeting the al-Zahra Shia neighborhood in Syria’s Homs
January 29, 2016
Fifteen killed in twin bombings, targeting the al-Zahra Shia neighborhood in Syria’s Homs
At least 15 people were killed and many others wounded on Tuesday by two explosions At least 15 people were killed and many others wounded on Tuesday by two explosions that rocked Syria’s central city of Homs, state news agency SANA said. A booby-trapped car…